Brett Jordan – Unsplash In Arianna Huffington’s recent newsletter, she mentioned that, “We’re in a period of profound transformation. Everything about the way we work, and the place of work in our lives, is being redefined…”, and that is so true! Look at what’s happening at Twitter. When Elon Musk walked into the Twitter HQ recently, he carried a sink and tweeted, “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!” Did he really mean, “let that sink in”, or was he indicating he was going to gut everything at the company except the kitchen sink? It appears he is on his way to gutting even the kitchen sin ..read more

The Monday Rx, a weekly career and job search prescription is back after the summer break, and this edition is about SUCCESS! ??How many times have you been rejected, spurned or sidelined, and thought you had failed? Don’t worry. I have been there more times than I care to remember, but am still standing! Why? Because failures don’t define me. I grow from every one of them. If not, I would be missing the success boat. ??But, what if you think that success is a state of mind. What if we change the narrative and acknowledge that we are all living breathing, specimens of success instead of cl ..read more

Not only has “The Great Resignation” put employees in the driver’s seat, but the new craze of Quiet Quitting seems to be doing just that. Employees are re-evaluating their workplace priorities, and some have decided to do the bare minimum to get out of the hustle mentality we have become accustomed to. Although the buzz phrase is trendy, quiet quitting is not a new phenomenon, neither is it a Gen-Z creation. There have always been employees who play by the 9-5 rule: arrive on time, go through the motions, watch the clock, then leave on time. What Gen-Z has courageously done is to call it out ..read more

It seems we have sauntered from The Great Resignation to The Great Layoff Expectation. There are so many announcements about the layoffs happening these days that employees are becoming jittery, wondering when it will be their time. Of course, layoffs happen all the time, and they are difficult for those affected, but the disrespectful, and unconscionable ways in which they are happening these days is doubly hurtful. Employees being laid-off / fired over Zoom, email, text, is inhumane! The reality is that none of us are insulated from layoffs. Although the news is usually shocking, layoffs do ..read more

Let’s talk interviews! Yes, that dreaded topic where you are sitting in the hot seat, your palms are sweaty, you become tongue-tied, and unable to articulate your accomplishments. Yikes! On Monday, I had two clients who had interviews. One was for a Director’s role at a hospital; the other for an Executive Director’s role at a nonprofit. As one can imagine, lots of practise and preparation went into the process, both from their side and mine. The potential Executive Director and I have been working together for months from developing the career marketing documents right through to intervie ..read more

You might be tempted to ask, “What’s the matter with older workers, 45+?”, and the answer will depend on who you ask. We don’t really need a survey to tell us what we already know – that many older workers are sidelined for job opportunities because of their age. And the excuses by hiring managers are many: They are too set in their ways; hesitant to learn new technologies, and difficulty fitting in with a multigenerational workforce. Not all of that is true! The non-profit organization Generation commissioned a global survey to provide an in-depth view of individuals aged 45–60 who are seeki ..read more

“After careful consideration, we have decided to pursue another candidate…” How many times have you received an email that said something like that? What was your first response? Did you: Throw your cell phone on the wall? Hit your laptop so hard, some of the keys flew off? Hang your head in shame muttering what’s the matter with you? Call your coach to talk it through? Write a follow-up email with a call-to-action? I hope you chose the last one – wrote a follow-up call-to-action email – even if you tried some of the others. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich said: “Every adversit ..read more

https://www.daisywright.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Daisy_MondayRx_clip_3.mp4   Here is today’s #MondayRx. It’s based on a woman I have had the pleasure of coaching over the past several months. My work with her was minor compared to the work she put into her search: ? She hadn’t worked for over 15 years ? She left her job with the City of New York to move South to take care of her wheel-chaired confined mother ? After her Mom passed two years ago, she re-started her job search ? She is 50+ ? She was faced with all the other ‘isms’ you can think of, but, she quietly persiste ..read more

It’s Throw Back Friday! While sorting through old files just now I found this newspaper clip in the Brampton Guardian of May 7, 2004 ?. This was 17 years ago!! Yes, I have had my shingle up a long time ago! The Wright Career Solution had teamed up with Sharon Graham (she/her), when she headed Graham Management Group. I can’t remember if we had paid for the ad, or it was in lieu of appearing at a job fair in Shopper’s World Brampton to offer free resume assessments. At the time, we both had our CPRW (Certified Professional Resume Writer) designation from PARW. How things have changed ..read more

It’s ironic that the same qualifications that allow newcomers to gain permanent residency status and come to Canada seem to work against them once they arrive. Last Saturday, I hosted a Webinar through New Canadians TV on this notion of “No Canadian Experience”, and am sharing a synopsis of what was discussed. While the content is geared to newcomers, other job seekers will find some of these tips beneficial. Reframe the Narrative First of all, the phrase – No Canadian Experience – is a conversation stopper. It’s one way to stop you in your tracks and prevent you from talking about ..read more